Keywords
Cultural Routes
Malacca
Semarang
Zheng He (Cheng Ho)
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Abstract
Asian maritime networks linking East Asia to the Indian Ocean fostered centuries of commercial exchange, religious circulation, and cultural transmission. Archaeological remains, documentary traditions, ritual practices, and shared artistic forms demonstrate the vitality of these routes as dynamic cultural systems rather than mere trading corridors. Melaka and Semarang, cities long associated with Zheng He’s voyages, provide compelling examples of how maritime heritage persists through both material traces and living traditions. Viewed through the framework of cultural route world heritage, these networks contributed significantly to processes of Islamization, inter-civilizational dialogue, and regional integration. Their historical patterns offer contemporary pathways for peacebuilding, cooperation, and heritage-based community development.
Abstrak
Jaringan maritim Asia yang menghubungkan Asia Timur dan Samudra Hindia memfasilitasi pertukaran komersial, peredaran agama, dan transmisi budaya selama berabad-abad. Tinggalan arkeologis, tradisi dokumenter, praktik ritual, dan bentuk seni bersama menggambarkan vitalitas rute maritim sebagai sistem budaya dinamis. Melaka dan Semarang, yang terkait erat dengan pelayaran Cheng Ho, menunjukkan bagaimana warisan maritim bertahan melalui jejak material dan tradisi hidup. Dalam kerangka cultural route world heritage, jaringan ini berkontribusi pada proses Islamisasi, dialog antarperadaban, dan integrasi kawasan. Pola sejarahnya menawarkan relevansi kontemporer bagi pembangunan perdamaian, kerja sama, dan pengembangan komunitas berbasis warisan budaya.
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